Archive for September 2, 2010
Harbinger sold in undisclosed deal
Sep 2nd
Harbinger, who was rated the best racehorse in the world until sustaining a career-ending injury last month, has been sold in a deal that will see him stand as a stallion in Japan. The four-year-old burst onto the international racing scene when he won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes by 11 lengths [...]
Calvin Borel off Mine That Bird ride for Woodward Stakes
Sep 2nd
This will probably be a week that Calvin Borel will prefer to forget. First Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver was a dismal 10th of 11, beaten 24 lengths, in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday. Twenty-four hours later Borel rode the same 10 furlongs in the Personal Ensign Stakes and for eight of them [...]
Six left in Irish Champion Stakes
Sep 2nd
Such are the equine resources that Aidan O’Brien can call upon that he is able to withdraw a horse who would be a stable star just about anywhere else and still maintain his grip on a major prize. O’Brien has pared down his five entries for the Group One Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at [...]
Hereford gamble investigated by BHA
Sep 2nd
The BHA’s integrity and licensing department are beginning an investigation into the betting patterns behind a shock winner at Hereford. Am I Blue left plenty of people red-faced when she won the Wyvern Ices Handicap Hurdle at Hereford on Wednesday by 19 lengths, as her price in the market dropped to just a fifth of [...]
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