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...
Goffs has released the catalogue for the Doncaster Breeze-Up Sale, which has been a source of 11 Royal Ascot winners throughout the past decade. This year's sale will take place on Tuesday 21 April and Wednesday 22 April and features a typically strong book with stallions like Mehmas, No Nay Never, Starman, Havana Grey, Lope De Vega, Night Of Thunder and Too Darn Hot all represented. Some lots of note include: lot 21, a son of Mehmas and the Group 3 winner Shaden (Kodiac); a colt by Havana Grey out...