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Street Cry (Ire) (Machiavellian–Helen Street {GB}, by Troy {GB}) is suffering from an unidentified neurological ailment that prevents him from standing for long periods of time and is unlikely to complete his Southern Hemisphere breeding engagements racingnetwork.com.au reported Friday. The 16-year-old G1 Dubai World Cup winner–responsible for champions GI Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Zenyatta and GI...
Friday, Baden-Baden, Germany BADEN-BADENER ZUKUNFTSRENNEN-G3, €55,000, BAD, 9-5, 2yo, 7fT, 1:26.58, gd. 1–#@CITRON SPIRIT (IRE), 126, c, 2, by Invincible Spirit (Ire) 1st Dam: Citron Presse, by Lemon Drop Kid 2nd Dam: Cozy Maria, by Cozzene 3rd Dam: Mariamme, by Verbatim O-Zalim Bifov; B-Mrs E Bifova (Ire); T-Matthieu Palussiere; J-Antoine Hamelin; €32,000. Lifetime Record: 4 starts,...
With all of Britain’s Global Sprint Challenge and Group 1 sprint races in 2014 won by the Power-Lynam duo of Slade Power (Ire) (Dutch Art {GB}) and Sole Power (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}), today’s G1 Haydock Sprint Cup is next in line for the latter as he bids to back up his recent success in the G1 Nunthorpe...
THE AGONY AND ECSTASY OF THE JULY As South Africa’s premier race, the G1 Vodacom Durban July is firmly in the spotlight. It is the one race every trainer, owner and jockey wants to win. Yet the race is never without controversy and drama. Usually the selection of the final field, which rests, according to...
By Christie DeBernardis There has been a lot of buzz surrounding GI Preakness S. runner-up Ride On Curlin (Curlin) during his trip down the Triple Crown trail, but his owner Daniel Dougherty has managed to keep a low profile, letting trainer Billy Gowan entertain the press. The soon to be 56-year-old got his start...
MARKED MARVEL Thirteen years ago, Aidan O’Brien delivered Imagine (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells) to follow up her win in the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas in the G1 Epsom Oaks 12 days later, and he bids to repeat the trick with Marvellous (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in today’s Investec-sponsored renewal run in memory of Sir Henry Cecil. Jumping up on...
Heavy overnight rain left the Belmont Park main track a muddy mess Thursday morning, but it was still pretty much business as usual as the potentially historic day in Elmont rapidly approaches. Tonalist (Tapit) went through his normal routine and got the action rolling once again for the GI Belmont S. runners with another...
WOODCOTE LOOKS FOR CLASSIC DOUBLE Albert Perry’s Woodcote Stud in Epsom will look to record a Classic double in its own backyard this weekend, with homebred Inchila (GB) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}) contesting today’s G1 Investec Oaks, and graduate Kingston Hill (GB)(Mastercraftsman {Ire}) amongst the favorites for tomorrow’s G1 Investec Derby. “It’s a big weekend for us, as it...
SIXTEEN FACE DERBY CHALLENGE Australia (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) will face 15 rivals in tomorrow’s G1 Investec Derby at Epsom, with Aidan O’Brien’s much-vaunted colt set to break from stall 12 in his bid to provide Coolmore with a fourth consecutive renewal and his trainer with a fifth overall. As with the recent blue riband heroes Sir...
Saturday, Newmarket, Britain QIPCO 2000 GUINEAS S.-G1, £450,000, NKT, 5-3, 3yo, c/f, 8fT, 1:36.61, gd/fm. 1–@sNIGHT OF THUNDER (IRE), 126, c, 3, by Dubawi (Ire) 1st Dam: Forest Storm (GB) (SP-Ire), by Galileo (Ire) 2nd Dam: Quiet Storm (Ire), by Desert Prince (Ire) 3rd Dam: Hertford Castle (GB), by Reference Point (GB) (32,000gns yrl ‘12 TATOCT)....
THEY’RE OFF: ASIAN RACING CONFERENCE 2014 By Michele MacDonald With the clang of a giant gong hanging in a huge golden horseshoe, the 35th Asian Racing Conference sprang to life during exotic opening ceremonies in Hong Kong yesterday, featuring kung fu performers, a children’s choir, musicians and a champagne toast prior to a gala dinner. Nearly...
Perry Martin and Steve Coburn’s California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) turned heads and dropped jaws yesterday in the GI Santa Anita Derby, galloping away from his competition with uncommon ease to solidify his spot as the favorite for next month’s GI Kentucky Derby. GII Rebel S. winner Hoppertunity (Any Given Saturday) was 5 1/4 lengths back in second after a...