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...
Aesterius, new to Bearstone Stud for 2026, has had his first mares scanned in foal. Among them is the Showcasing mare Ladiapur, a half-sister to the stakes performer Rockymountainway and out of the dual stakes-performing sprinter The Wagon Wheel. Further mares booked to visit the classy sprinter by Mehmas include Epping Rose (Kodiac), dam of Group 3-winning sprinter Washington Heights, and Showdanse (Showcasing), dam of the 2025 Stakes winner and Group 2-placed two-year-old Argentine Tango. A fast and precocious juvenile, Aesterius captured the Group 2 Flying Childers Stakes and also...