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By Emma Berry On the perhaps fittingly dark and wet morning of Oct. 19, 2012, Frankel made his final appearance on Newmarket Heath. One steady canter up Warren Hill in company, as ever, with his brother Bullet Train was followed by a walk back through the woods at the top for home. Before he reached...
Territories (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) will not get the opportunity to gain revenge on his G1 2000 Guineas conqueror Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) next Tuesday as the Godolphin owned 3yo has been ruled out of the G1 St James’s Palace S. due to a suspected stone bruise. Sheikh Mohammed’s bloodstock advisor John Ferguson announced on www.godolphin.com “Unfortunately Territories was not...
by Jessica Martini A filly by Broken Vow turned in the fastest quarter-mile breeze during Friday’s fifth session of the under-tack preview ahead of next week’s Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s June 2-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age Sale. Hip 925, consigned by Ciaran Dunne’s Wavertree Stables, covered the distance in :20 3/5. She was the third juvenile...
by J.M. Severni Regis Racing had something of a coming-out party this past week, with sophomore fillies Seduire (Elusive Quality) taking the GII Santa Ynez S. Jan. 3 (video) and Shook Up (Tapit) becoming a “TDN Rising Star” with her impressive graduation at the Fair Grounds that same day (video). Regis Farm, which is owned by lifelong horseman Nat...
Saturday’s G1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate was supposed to be another walk in the park for South Africa’s Horse of the Year Legislate (SAf) (Dynasty {SAf}), but that one came up empty in the stretch and Futura (SAf) (Dynasty {SAf}) took advantage to scoop the nation’s premier weight-for-age mile, a ‘Win and You’re In’ event for the GI Breeders’ Cup Mile. ...
Saturday, Santa Anita SHAM S.-GIII, $100,750, SAX, 1-10, 3yo, 1m, 1:34 4/5, ft. 1–#@CALCULATOR, 118, c, 3, by In Summation 1st Dam: Back to Basics, by Alphabet Soup 2nd Dam: Christy Love, by Unbridled 3rd Dam: Amo, by Hold Your Peace ($132,000 2yo ‘14 OBSAPR). O-Richard C Pell; B-Ocala Stud (FL); T-Peter Miller; J-Elvis Trujillo. $60,000....
Something strange happened Saturday in Fayette County in the heart of the Bluegrass. A winter which has been characterized by frigid temperatures for periods at a time and frequent snowfall gave way to sunny skies and temperatures that were manageable for a change. The timing of the climatological change, however brief, could not be...
A total of 1,221 nominations were received for the second renewal of The Championships at Royal Randwick in Sydney Apr. 4 and 11 when nominations closed yesterday. The event’s feature race is the G1 Queen Elizabeth S. on day two, which with an A$4 million purse is the country’s richest weight-for-age event. The Queen Elizabeth...
by Alan Carasso A flight containing the China Horse Club’s Parranda (English Channel), My Option (Belong to Me) and Bajan (Speightstown) departed Miami Monday and was expected to arrive in Singapore early Wednesday via Luxembourg as the trio prepares for the S$3.05-million CEFC Singapore Cup at Kranji Racecourse Sunday, Feb. 22. “The negative is that it’s a very long trip, but...
Zayat Stable’s Mr. Z (Malibu Moon) worked a half-mile in :49.20 Wednesday in preparation for a start in Monday’s GIII Southwest S. The D. Wayne Lukas trainee was third last out in the Smarty Jones S. after bearing out badly in the lane. Lukas said he has been “fooling with some different bridles” to fix the problem....
A handful of the Eastern raiders for Royal Randwick’s The Championships posted their first serious workouts in Australia yesterday at the new quarantine center at Canterbury Park. Dual Group 3 winner Tosen Stardom (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), who is aiming towards the G1 Ranvet S. Mar. 21 prior to the A$4 million G1 Queen Elizabeth S. at...
Award-winning singer Kylie Minogue will perform at Meydan Mar. 28 upon conclusion of the Dubai World Cup card. The concert will begin at approximately 10 p.m. following the presentation of the G1 Dubai World Cup trophy. Minogue’s talents span from singing to television and film. She has received both Brit and Grammy Awards; has been...