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The Emirates Racing Authority has said it is “extremely unlikely” that the case of strangles identified in a horse trained by Marco Botti earlier this week originated in the UAE. An unidentified Marco Botti-trained horse that had campaigned in Dubai over the carnival tested positive for strangles after its return to Newmarket. It is the...
By Kelsey Riley A year ago, Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club hosted the inaugural renewal of The Championships at Royal Randwick in Sydney. Designed to be Australia’s equivalent of season-ending events like the Breeders’ Cup, Dubai World Cup and British Champions Day, The Championships was held over two consecutive Saturdays, offering eight Group...
The Niarchos Family’s Karakontie (Jpn) (Bernstein), winner of last year’s GI Breeders’ Cup Mile and G1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains, is expected to open his 4-year-old campaign in the G1 Lockinge S. at Newbury May 16. “Karakontie has wintered well and the Al Shaqab Lockinge S. is the race we are looking at,” said Alan Cooper, racing...
Northwest Stud, which enjoyed a stellar 2014 sales season, looks to continue its success in the new year, starting with Wednesday’s Fasig-Tipton Florida Sale. Northwest Stud consigned an Unbridled’s Song colt (hip 134) at the Florida sale last year for $550,000 and consigned the OBS March sales topper Carpe Diem (Giant’s Causeway) for $1.6 million....
El Kabeir (Scat Daddy), winner of the GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. and GIII Jerome S. and recent GII Withers S. runner-up, worked four panels in :50 Sunday morning over the Belmont training track in preparation for the GIII Gotham S. this Saturday. He galloped out in 1:02 and change. “He’s doing great,” said trainer John...
With the postponement of the GII Fasig-Tipton Swale S., trainer Eddie Plesa, Jr. is unsure whether his colt Souper Colossal (War Front) will contest the affair, which has been rescheduled to Saturday. “It’s a negative because if we’re looking at the big picture–which is certainly running in the [GI Kentucky] Derby–I have to look at opportunities and...
Mark O’Hanlon, a former executive for Irish Thoroughbred Marketing, has died at age 52 following a short illness. O’Hanlon specialized in international markets during his time at ITM, specifically Italy, the Middle East, Singapore, Russia and Morocco. Michael O’Hagan, former chief executive of ITM, led the tributes to O’Hanlon yesterday, telling Racing Post, “Mark originally...
The Inglis Premier Yearling Sale got underway with the first of four sessions yesterday in Melbourne, Australia. Gains were realized in high price, gross, average and median, and competition for local Victorian buyers was intense, with much countrywide and international interest. At the end of the day’s trade, 112 yearlings had changed hands for A$10,581,000,...
Godolphin’s globetrotting 9-year-old Cavalryman (GB) (Halling–Silversword {Fr}, by Highest Honor {Fr}) was euthanized Saturday in Dubai after suffering a fracture to his right hind leg during the running of the G3 Nad Al Sheba trophy over the Meydan turf. The dark bay was pulled up by jockey William Buick midway down the backstretch of the 2810 meter...
Trainer Todd Pletcher sent his four contenders for the Feb. 7 GI Donn H. out to work four furlongs at Palm Beach Downs Sunday morning. The lightly raced Liam’s Map (Unbridled’s Song), coming off a win in the Dec. 13 Harlan’s Holiday S., went the distance in company with GIII Razorback H. winner Golden Lad (Medaglia d’Oro)...
Trainer Todd Pletcher sent out a trio of promising sophomores to work Sunday at Palm Beach Downs. Unbeaten Competitive Edge (Super Saver), off since winning the Sept. 1 GI Hopeful S., breezed a half-mile in :48.42. “He’s coming back,” Pletcher explained. “That was his third half back. He seems to be rounding into form. We’ll give him...
Jockey Victor Espinoza thinks reigning Horse of the Year California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) may be even better in 2015. “I think he’s stronger this year,” Espinoza said after piloting the flashy chestnut through a five-furlong work at Los Alamitos Sunday in 1:03.60. “The way he feels when I work him, he’s bigger and more mature. From last...