In an exhibition of pure sprinting prowess, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum's Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) brought all his power to bear on his rivals on Friday to register back-to-back successes in Goodwood's G2 King George Qatar S. Despite the contrasting ground conditions to the easy turf he encountered 12 months ago and the obvious questions posed by defeat in the June 19 G1 King's Stand S. at Royal Ascot, the bay attracted heavy support as the 8-11 favourite and was in front before he had raced two...
The 17th edition of the Claiming Crown, held Saturday at Gulfstream Park, generated total handle of $10,118,000--up 0.57% from 2014 despite rainy conditions which caused four races to be taken off the turf. Gulfstream was hosting the event for the fourth year. "We're extremely pleased with the success of Saturday's Claiming Crown," said P.J. Campo, General Manager of Gulfstream Park and Vice President of Racing for The Stronach Group. "We had big fields and tremendous participation from horsemen throughout North America. We're confident the numbers would have been even more...
Mujahid, who enjoyed his career highlight when winning the G1 Dewhurst Stakes in 1998, has died at Allevamento di Besnate in Italy. He was 30. The Shadwell homebred was trained by John Dunlop and ridden by Richard Hills in each of his 12 career outings. He won three of his four starts at two, culminating with a two-length defeat of Auction House in the Dewhurst, while his best performance as a three-year-old came when finishing third behind Island Sands in the 2,000 Guineas. Mujahid began his stallion career at Shadwell's...