Kempton
Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Tuesday's Observations feature the return of a 'TDN Rising Star' by Kingman (GB). 4.25 Kempton, Nov, £6,400, 2yo, 7f (AWT) Lady Bamford's homebred GURU (GB) (Kingman {GB}) earned 'TDN Rising Star' status when gaining a narrow verdict over this distance on the Newbury turf last month and is burdened...
Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Tuesday's Insights features a half-sister to MG1SP Nemoralia (More Than Ready). 6.55 Kempton, Mdn, £5,400, 3yo/up, f/m, 8fT AUREUM (Medaglia d'Oro) debuts for Godolphin and John Gosden, having cost $800,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale in 2018. The half-sister to More Than Ready's G3 City of York S....
In 1961, former foundryman Yuri Gagarin was the first cosmonaut to orbit the earth, and the first man in space outright, getting an early lead for the Soviets in the Race to the Moon. The name of the 4-year-old Kempton winner by Sea The Moon (Ger) out of Soviet Terms (GB) is a thoughtful and deserving one. 3rd-Kempton, ,5,400, Novice, 6-15, 3yo/up, 10f 219y (AWT), 2:21.70, st. YURI GAGARIN (GB) (g, 4, Sea the Moon {Ger}--Soviet Terms {GB}, by Soviet Star) Sales history: 300,000gns Ylg '17 TAOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0,...
Derrinstown Stud-based freshman sire Awtaad (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}) got off the mark when Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum's Live Stream (Ire) annexed Friday's British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice S. over six furlongs at Kempton. 2nd-Kempton, £6,400, Nov, 6-12, 2yo, f, 6f (AWT), 1:12.70, st/sl. LIVE STREAM (IRE) (f, 2, Awtaad {Ire}--Fluvial {Ire}, by Exceed and Excel {Aus}) was positioned in a close-up third along the fence after a sharp getaway in this debut. Shaken up approaching the quarter-mile marker, the the 7-2 chance quickened to challenge passing the...
Runner-up in the "Road To the Kentucky Derby" Conditions S. when last seen over a mile at Kempton Mar. 4, George Strawbridge's Berlin Tango (GB) (Dansili {GB}) dented some lofty reputations in this G3 Classic Trial over 10 furlongs at the same track. Travelling enthusiastically under David Probert in a share of fourth early, the 7-1 shot who was twice placed at listed level at two quickened up smartly on the home turn, jumped on the 15-8 favourite Hypothetical (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) to lead two out and gave...
William Haggas will find out a lot more about his potential star filly Born With Pride (Ire) (Born To Sea {Ire}) as she takes on the colts in Kempton's G3 Unibet Classic Trial on Wednesday, which has been re-routed from its traditional home of Sandown. Having already done the unusual by upstaging Ballydoyle's well-regarded Peaceful (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and the G3 Prix des Reservoirs runner-up Run Wild (Ger) (Amaron {GB}) on her racecourse debut in the Listed Montrose Fillies' S. at Newmarket in November, the Tsui family's homebred is as...
Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Tuesday's Insights features a son of MG1SW Just the Judge (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}). 4.30 Kempton, Mdn, £5,400, 3yo/up, 11f 219y (AWT) SWIFT VERDICT (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) was the €1.4million topper at the 2018 Arqana Deauville August Yearling Sale and gets the call from John Gosden to make his debut...
William Buick is set to make his long-awaited return to the saddle with two rides at Newmarket on Friday evening. Buick, who was unshipped from Sir Busker (Ire) (Sir Prancealot {Ire}) on the way to post at Ascot on May 10, has been out of action since partnering the Charlie Appleby-trained 2-year-old newcomer Expressionist (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) to victory at the same track 24 hours later. He missed his intended mounts in France the next day after reportedly feeling unwell. The 31-year-old, retained by Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation,...