Archive for May, 2010
Aidan O’Brien retains Derby options
May 31st
Aidan O’Brien has kept all six entries at the latest declaration stage for the Investec Derby at Epsom on Saturday. There is still no word on which horse Johnny Murtagh will ride but Godolphin have added two more runners to make a team of three. To read full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Fifteen-left-in-the-Derby-a11817
Profound Beauty upsets Age Of Aquarius
May 31st
Aidan O’Brien’s hopes of finding a successor for Yeats in next month’s Gold Cup at Royal Ascot took a hit. Age Of Aquarius was beaten by Profound Beauty in the in the Seamus & Rosemary McGrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes at Leopardstown. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Profound-Beauty-wins-Saval-Beg-Stakes-a11797
No Derby decision yet from Aidan O’Brien
May 29th
Ballydoyle trainer says that it will be mid-week at the earliest before any decision is made about which horses will run in the Derby at Epsom. A day after it was announced that Johnny Murtagh, having ridden what was supposed to be O’Brien’s No.1 Derby contender, St Nicholas Abbey, wanted more time before he came [...]
Lacklustre gallops delays Johnny Murtagh’s decision
May 28th
Johnny Murtagh has delayed any decision over which horse he will ride in the Investec Derby until next week. The jockey had been expected to remain loyal to St Nicholas Abbey but was disappointed when he rode the colt in a gallop this morning. For the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Johnny-Murtagh-has-Derby-doubts-about-St-Nicholas-Abbey-a11717
Stotsfold back on track in Brigadier Gerard Stakes
May 27th
Stotsfold had not won a race since June last year but produced a run at the right time to win the Group Three Blue Square Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown Park. The victory was doubly welcome for trainer Walter Swinburn as it also marked only his second winner of the month. For the full blog: [...]
First televised racecourse enquiries
May 27th
Next week’s Derby meeting at Epsom will be the first when any stewards’ enquiries will be shown live on television. The ground-breaking trial is the latest initiative from the Racing For Change group. For the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Epsom-stewards-face-trial-by-TV-a11647
Saptapadi can win Henry II Stakes
May 26th
Second-guessing trainers can be an expensive business but there can be some clues worth following. Saptapadi goes into the Group Two Blue Square Henry II Stakes at Sandown Park as the lowest-rated of the 10 runners on official handicap figures but given that his trainer, Sir Michael Stoute, has a 31% strike-rate in Group races [...]
Kauto Star still gets handicapper’s vote
May 26th
He may have missed out on the popularity poll but Kauto Star is still the jumper by which all others are measured. He finished third behind Big Buck’s and Imperial Commander in a public vote for the jump racing’s Horse of the Year title however, it may be impossible to accurately measure him against the [...]
Bethrah wins fourth Irish 1000 Guineas for Dermot Weld
May 23rd
In more than 30 years since he took out his trainer’s licence, Dermot Weld has seen a lot of changes. There has been the arrival of Arab owners who now dominate much of the sport along with the ever-growing presence of the Coolmore Stud and their main trainer, Aidan O’Brien. However, one of the constants [...]
Anna Salai can make it pay in Irish 1000 Guineas
May 22nd
One of the most surprising statistics about the Godolphin is that they are yet to win the Irish 1000 Guineas. If that is to change at the Curragh on Sunday, the man responsible will be one of the biggest changes that has been made to the Godolphin set-up for this year. Mahmood Al Zarooni is [...]
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