Charlie Appleby
Godolphin's €260,000 Arqana August graduate Aomori City (Fr) (Oasis Dream {GB}--Setsuko {Fr}, by Shamardal), who came back off a June 13 debut triumph at Nottingham with a third-place finish in Newmarket's July 11 G2 July Stakes, stepped forward in impressive fashion to secure a stakes breakthrough in Tuesday's G2 HKJC World Pool Vintage Stakes at Glorious Goodwood. The 2-1 favourite was slick from the gates and occupied a forward position along the rail in third through halfway. Biding his time in the straight, he was the last of seven to...
Godolphin newcomer Ruling Court (Justify--Inchargeofme {GB}, by High Chaparral {Ire}) caused a stir when knocked down for a sale-topping €2.3-million at Arqana's Breeze-up sale in May and made another huge splash with an imperious performance to earn a 'TDN Rising Star' rosette in Thursday's Martin Densham & Peter Deal Memorial British EBF Maiden Stakes at Sandown. The seven-furlong contest has earned its status as an important staging post with recent winners including Arabian Crown (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}), Nostrum (GB) (Kingman {GB}) and Kameko (Kitten's Joy). Ruling Court becomes the ninth...
Five Charlie Appleby-trained stakes horses from the Godolphin barn breezed over the Oklahoma training turf Friday, including Beautiful Love (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}), Eternal Hope (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), Legend of Time (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Ottoman Fleet (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and Cinderella's Dream (GB) (Shamardal). Eternal Hope made her last two outings at Belmont at the Big A with scores in the GIII Fasig-Tipton Jockey Oaks Club Invitational in September and the GII Sands Point Stakes Oct. 14. Beautiful Love was last seen taking a conditions race by...
In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This column is highlighted by the victory of Godolphin's Cinderella's Dream in the Belmont Oaks. Slipper Fits For Godolphin Miss Flawless in her first four starts in England and Dubai prior to a seventh in the G1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas, Cinderella's Dream (GB) (Shamardal) handed breeder Godolphin and Charlie Appleby a victory in the GI Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes during the final days of the Belmont at the Big A meeting...
Scratched as the morning-line favorite from Friday's Coronation Cup against her own gender in favor of taking on the boys Sunday, 'TDN Rising Star' Star of Mystery (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) responded in kind with an easy win in the GIII Quick Call Stakes at Saratoga. A Godolphin runner from the Charlie Appleby barn, the 3-year-old filly began her racing in 'Rising Star' style, winning at second asking by 11 lengths in her native England just over a year ago. A stakes runner now in three countries, Star of Mystery placed...
Charlie Appleby has issued a positive bulletin on Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) as the Classic winner continues his preparation for the G1 Sussex Stakes at Goodwood on Wednesday, July 31. The impressive 2,000 Guineas scorer ran no sort of race when last seen forfeiting his unbeaten record in the G1 St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, ultimately finishing seventh of eight runners in a race won by the Newmarket runner-up, Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}). That performance was simply too bad to be true according to Appleby, who...
It was a case of business as usual at Newmarket on Saturday with Charlie Appleby saddling his fifth G2 Superlative Stakes winner in TDN Rising Star Ancient Truth (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}--Beyond Reason {Ire}, by Australia {GB}). Having won on debut over six furlongs on the Rowley Mile in May and over this seven-furlong trip and course last month, the 4-6 favourite faced a depleted field with three non-runners and had to wait behind rivals early as William Buick anchored him under cover. Picking up impressively to take control approaching the...
Newmarket's G1 July Cup card began in style when Godolphin's hitherto unraced Desert Flower (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}--Promising Run, by Hard Spun) powered away from nine rivals to earn a 'TDN Rising Star' rosette in Saturday's £21,000 Rossdales British EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes over seven furlongs. The homebred daughter of four-time Group 2 victrix Promising Run (Hard Spun) was a touch hesitant at the break and chased the leaders in fourth through the initial fractions. Nudged along soon after passing halfway, the 5-2 second favourite bounded to the fore...
Group winner Arabian Crown (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) is recovering well from his spring setback that ruled him out of early Classic contention, and trainer Charlie Appleby has penciled in the G2 Great Voltigeur on Aug. 21 as a likely starting point. The Godolphin runner, successful in the Listed Stonehenge Stakes and G3 Zetland Stakes at two, claimed Sandown's G3 Classic Trial Stakes by 3 1/4 lengths in April. He sustained his setback in mid-May and has been recovering in the interim. "He's very much on the comeback trail and it...
Godolphin's 'TDN Rising Star' and G1 Futurity Trophy hero Ancient Wisdom (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}--Golden Valentine {Fr}, by Dalakhani {Ire}) had yet to fire on all cylinders this year and bounced back from an eighth in last month's G1 Derby to regain the winning thread in Thursday's G3 Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket. The 6-4 favourite went forward to assume control after the initial strides of this 13-furlong test. Holding sway thereafter, he was asked to stretch with three furlongs remaining and kept finding for pressure inside the final quarter-mile to comfortably...
Cinderella's Dream (GB) (Shamardal), who lost her undefeated record when beaten just over four lengths into seventh in the G1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas at Newmarket May 5, atoned for that defeat in no uncertain terms, flashing home powerfully through the final furlong to take out Saturday's GI Fasig-Tipton Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes at Aqueduct. With fellow once-beaten She Feels Pretty (Karakontie {Jpn}) taking the lion's share of the pari-mutuel activity at odds of 4-5, Cinderella's Dream was a relatively generous 7-2 at the off and was content to take back...
Godolphin's Anno Domini (GB) (New Bay {GB}--Alegra {GB}, by Galileo {Ire}), racing under a five-pound penalty, maintained his unbeaten record with a 3/4-of-a-length tally in Friday's Tattersalls £40,000 EBF Novice Stakes at Sandown. 4th-Sandown, £40,000, Nov, 7-5, 2yo, 7fT, 1:30.96, g/f. ANNO DOMINI (GB) (c, 2, New Bay {GB}--Alegra {GB}, by Galileo {Ire}), penalised five pounds for annexing his June 13 debut at Newbury last time, was quickly into stride and tracked the leading duo for most of this return. Taking closer order in the straight, the 11-10 favourite quickened...