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BENETEAU COLT TOPS BOOK 2 By Kelsey Riley Action on the Gold Coast shifted down a gear yesterday as the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale rolled into its fifth day and the single-session Book 2. The momentum built through Book 1 continued, with 179 lots sold for A$9,863,000 (US$8,032,575) for a clearance rate of...
While the opening session of Keeneland’s January Horses of All Ages Sale saw headliner Blind Luck (Pollard’s Vision) RNA for $1.4 million, overall trade was relatively steady, with 204 head bringing a total of $12,607,200. The average rose 4.54% to $61,800 from last year’s corresponding mark of $59,116, while the median was unchanged at $35,000. The buy-back...
GII San Antonio Invitational S. winner Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}) and runner-up California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) both looked well the morning after their historic showdown. “Shared Belief was excellent this morning,” Dan Ward, assistant to trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, said Sunday morning. “He ate all his feed. What happened in the past is not important. The only thing is...
by Amanda Duckworth WinStar Farm sprang into action late to secure graded-stakes winner Rose to Gold (Friends Lake) for a sale-topping $450,000 during Monday’s second and final session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale in Lexington. “We were stretched to right where we wanted to be,” said WinStar President Elliott Walden. “We were hoping to get...
Saturday’s G2 Light Fingers S. over 1200 meters at Randwick marks the returns of a quartet of Group 1-winning 3-year-old fillies. Last year’s G1 Golden Slipper winner Mossfun (Aus) (Mossman {Aus}) makes her first start since taking that feature, having missed the spring, but the bay has prepared for this with two trials, a second and Warwick...
Steve Sherack & Brian DiDonato will make $100 win/place bets on 20 Kentucky Derby preps. The handicapper with the highest total at the end wins. (To sign up for the BetAmerica sign-up bonus, click here). SS: Last Week: Always nice to kick things off with a win (how impressive was Far From Over (+$930) after that trouble at the...
Aushorse, through the generosity of owner Gerry Harvey, is holding a contest for racing fans to own 10% of Classic-winning mare Royal Descent (Aus) (Redoute’s Choice {Aus}) when she contests the A$3 million G1 Doncaster Mile at The Championships Apr. 4. By submitting a suggestion for a name for the 5-year-old mare’s first foal, racing fans will...
Officials at Woodbine Racetrack outside of Toronto, Ontario, have announced that the existing Polytrack surface, in place since August 2006, will be replaced by a Tapeta track in time for the 2016 racing season. Construction on the new surface will begin immediately following the conclusion of the 2015 meet. Four December racing dates will be...
Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}) has topped the first edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings of 2015 with a mark of 125 for his victory in the GI Santa Anita H. last weekend. Hong Kong Miler Able Friend (Aus) (Shamardal) sits second on the list with a rating of 124 for his win in the G1...
A deep field of 13 fillies goes to post for the G1 Seven News Australian Oaks at Royal Randwick Saturday, with Savaria (NZ) (Savabeel {Aus}) an interesting challenger from New Zealand. The Roydon Bergerson trainee filly brings Classic form to the table, having won the G1 New Zealand Oaks at Trentham on her last start Mar. 14....
Three unbeaten fillies head a strong field of 18 in Sunday’s G1 Oka Sho, the first Classic on the Japanese racing calendar. U Carrot Farm, owner of last year’s winner Harp Star (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), will once again be represented by the favorite Rouge Buck (Jpn) (Manhattan Cafe {Jpn}), who beat the boys in all her...
Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Majmu, facing elders for the first time, never gave her backers a moment of worry with a rust-free victory at Turffontein Saturday. Hammered down to 13-20 favoritism, the imposing grey was away in good order and settled in midpack, three lengths back of Tamaanee, who showed the way through...