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...
A Blackbeard half-brother to the GII Sands Point Stakes heroine Eternal Hope (Teofilo) features among 201 juveniles catalogued to sell at next month's Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-up Sale, with a further 151 lots set to go through the ring at Park Paddocks during the Horses In Training section. Other highlights among the two-year-olds catalogued in the Guineas Breeze-up Sale include lot 163, a Torquator Tasso half-sister to the G2 Champagne Stakes third Aftermath (Justify) whose dam, Flying (Galileo), is a full-sister to the Group 1 winners Misty For Me and Ballydoyle;...
Over 200 two-year-olds, one of them a St Mark's Basilica half-brother to G1 Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck (Galileo), have been catalogued for the Arqana Breeze-Up Sale. Breezes will take place over the Deauville turf on Thursday May 7 from midday, before the sale begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 9. Set to sell as lot 174, the bay is also a half-brother to G1 Railway Stakes heroine Bounding (Lonhro), while multiple group winner and sire Kuroshio is under the second dam. Other choice lots include lot 19, a...
A total of 90 lots have been catalogued for the Tattersalls Online March Sale on March 18-19. The sale is headed by the 13-lot Point-to-Point & National Hunt Bumper Session. There are also 62 horses in- and out-of-training, five two-year-olds, three stores, two broodmares, two yearlings, a 1/50th share of Nando Parrado (lot 89) and a breeding right in Invincible Army (lot 90). Some of the highlights are Bon Bon Fizz (Pour Moi) (lot 10), who won a bumper by 15 lengths at Thurles; Aintree Grand National entry Harry Des...
Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 209 selected yearlings--a 27% increase from last year--for its 2015 Saratoga Sale, which will be held Monday, Aug. 10 and Tuesday, Aug. 11. The auction will be held at the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, NY with sessions beginning at 7:00 p.m. "Coming off a vibrant sale in 2014, as well as another strong class of sale graduates, our consignors have responded by supporting this year’s sale with increased numbers and quality," said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. "Prospective buyers will find an outstanding group of...