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Gomo (Uncle Mo), winner of the GI Darley Alcibiades S. at Keeneland Oct. 2, will miss the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, it was announced Friday. The Reddam Racing colorbearer is scheduled to undergo minor surgery to have an ankle chip removed. “Mr. [Paul] Reddam already has Land Over Sea for that race,” said Jack...
With Golden Horn (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) on temporary rest from public duty, Jack Hobbs (GB) (Halling) has been handed the baton to run for the honor of the all-conquering John Gosden stable in Saturday’s G1 Qipco Champion S. at Ascot. Godolphin’s acquisition was perhaps less of the finished article than his esteemed barnmate when...
Bar of Gold (Medaglia d’Oro) steps out of the shadow of Breeders’ Cup-bound Cavorting (Bernardini) and into the spotlight Saturday in Keeneland’s GII Lexus Raven Run S. Having bested fellow New York-breds in highly impressive fashion in each of her first three starts, the Chester and Mary Broman homebred failed to overcome a poor start...
In her final California workout prior to departing for Keeneland and the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic Oct. 31, Spendthrift Farm’s Beholder (Henny Hughes) went five-eighths of a mile in 1:02 flat (18/47) Thursday morning under the watchful eye of trainer Richard Mandella. The 5-year-old mare broke off from the pony midway around the clubhouse turn...
Daredevil (More Than Ready–Chasethewildwind, by Forty Niner), who posted a spectacular victory in the 2014 GI Champagne S. in just his second career appearance, has been retired from racing and will enter stud alongside his successful sire at WinStar Farm for the 2016 breeding season. A stud fee will be announced at a later date....
Trainer John Gosden admitted to being disappointed by the draw handed to his G1 Qipco Champion S. favorite Jack Hobbs (GB) (Halling) when the field for that season-ending showpiece was drawn Thursday. Godolphin’s G1 Irish Derby hero landed in gate 12, with only his pacemaker Maverick Wave (Elusive Quality) drawn wider, and Gosden told Racing...
Philipp and Marion Stauffenberg’s Siyouni (Fr) colt led the way during the final session of Book 2 at Tattersalls with a bid of 280,000gns from trainer Simon Crisford being enough to ensure that he remains in Newmarket for his racing career. The half-brother to G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly winner Now We Can (GB) (Martillo...
James McIngvale’s GI TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint contender Runhappy (Super Saver) breezed a best-of-32 five furlongs from the gate at Keeneland in :57.80 Wednesday. The sophomore was vanned over from trainer Maria Borell’s base at The Thoroughbred Center north of Lexington that morning for his first work since capturing Keeneland’s GIII Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix S....
American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) breezed seven furlongs in 1:23 flat at Santa Anita Wednesday morning as he prepares for the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland Oct. 31. It was the most serious piece of work for the Triple Crown champ since he was upset by Keen Ice (Curlin) in the GI Travers S....
Newsells Park Stud ruled supreme over Book 1 and was back in the spotlight Tuesday with a new record-breaking price for a Book 2 yearling of 725,000gns. The horse in question was a colt by Dubawi (Ire) (lot 875) and the main players in the chase for the son of Group 3 winner Goathemala (Ger)...
Conditioner Mark Casse has six good chances–spread across four races–to take home his first ever Breeders’ Cup trophy when the championship races are held at Keeneland Oct. 30-31. The closest he has ever been to Breeders’ Cup glory came with runner-up efforts by Laugh Track (Distorted Humor) in the 2013 GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint and...
Gary Barber’s Jack Milton (War Front–Preserver, by Forty Niner) has been retired from racing and will be offered as a stallion prospect by Bluewater sales at the Fasig-Tipton November sale. Catalogued as hip 188, the Todd Pletcher trainee scored his signature win in April’s GI Maker’s 46 Mile. He also annexed the 2013 GIII Transylvania...