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Khalid Abdullah’s G2 Hardwicke S. winner Snow Sky (GB) (Nayef) and defending G1 Melbourne Cup victor Protectionist (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}) have been assigned joint high-weight of 58 kilograms (128 pounds) for this year’s renewal of the A$6 million race Nov. 3. Both horses will have history against them, as no original high-weight has won the...
A trio of yearlings by Claiborne Farm resident War Front sat atop Monday’s opening session of the Keeneland September Sale, which saw solid overall trade. A total of 150 head changed hands for gross receipts of $44,642,000, yielding an average of $297,613. The median price Monday was $265,000. With a slightly smaller Book 1 catalogue...
At last year’s Keeneland September Sale, 473 yearlings (62.1% of the 762 catalogued) sold for a total of $142,153,000 and averaged $300,535 in the four-day Book 1. That means, if Book 1 had been a three-day sale last year, each day an average of 158 yearlings would have sold for $47,483,000 to average $300,000. In...
In these politically correct days, I occasionally notice an accusatory look in my children’s eyes which translates as “you can’t say that anymore.” For example it had escaped my attention that the word actress is apparently now widely considered offensive. If you’ll allow me a small digression, the all-encompassing use of the word “actor” was...
In 2014, Trade Storm (GB) (Trade Fair {GB}) parlayed a runner-up effort in the G3 Strensall S. into victory in the GI Ricoh Woodbine Mile, and for the second straight year, that York test has proven productive. Sent off a well-backed third choice in the “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the GI Breeders’ Cup...
Keeneland’s marathon 12-day September Yearling Sale begins Monday morning at 11 a.m. with the first of three Book 1 sessions. Activity was high at the barns over the weekend and sales officials are looking for a strong auction. “Everybody is here,” commented Keeneland’s Director of Sales Geoffrey Russell. “There is no change in the enthusiasm...
Confirming that the decision to keep her in training as a 5-year-old was inspired as much as it was unquestionably brave and sporting, Treve (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) simply annihilated some smart distaffers in Sunday’s G1 Qatar Prix Vermeille staged in her own back yard over Longchamp’s mile and a half. If her deflating performance when...
With the brilliant unbeaten Lady Eli (Divine Park) remaining on the sidelines as she continues her brave battle with laminitis, Godolphin’s Sentiero Italia (Medaglia d’Oro) continued her rise through the ranks with a second straight impressive display in Belmont’s GII Sands Point S. Saturday afternoon. Backed as the 8-5 favorite despite the presence of several...
BACK IN CONTROL After the rain had seen off the threat of Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in Saturday’s G1 QIPCO Irish Champion S. at Leopardstown, Anthony Oppenheimer’s Golden Horn (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) still had to overcome six other classy opponents but was able to do so with a degree of comfort despite a late...
While the disappointment of the recent retirement of two-time GI Ricoh Woodbine Mile hero Wise Dan (Wiseman’s Ferry) is casting something of a pall over this year’s running, a field of 11 established turfers, including two from overseas, will head to the post Sunday afternoon with a fees-paid berth to the Oct. 31 GI Breeders’...
With the news on Friday that Order of St George (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) was bound for The Curragh, Saturday’s G1 Ladbrokes St Leger took on a less competitive but more clear-cut picture, with Bondi Beach (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) now the premier candidate for Ballydoyle. Disappointingly for a Classic of its stature, the Doncaster feature has...
Weather-watching is a common pastime for the trainers of European turf horses, and all concerned with the eight who are scheduled to line up in Saturday’s G1 QIPCO Irish Champion S. will be particularly keen on meteorology in the lead-up to what could be a modern classic at Leopardstown. With Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and...