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Kieren Fallon reaches century
September 7, 2010 - 4:42 pm
Tags: Brian Meehan, Goodwood, Horse Racing, Kieren Fallon, Martin Dwyer, Peter Willett Stakes, Titus Mills
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The original prize may be so far out of sight that it barely registers on the horizon but Kieren Fallon has been learning many things this year.
Things like how to ride tracks that he had rarely seen since he first quit British racing to ride for Aidan O’Brien and then was denied the right to [...]
Boys At Tosconova wins Hopeful Stakes
September 7, 2010 - 4:39 pm
Tags: Bob Baffert, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, Can Boys At Tosconova, Hopeful Stakes, Horse Racing, Officer, Ramon Dominguez, Rick Dutrow, Saratoga
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It may end up taking nine years but Bob Baffert’s belief in one of his horses may yet be vindicated – if only vicariously.
Describing a juvenile colt as “a great horse” before the end of the season is something of a hostage to fortune but the ever-quotable Baffert felt sure that Officer was about to [...]
Rewilding heads St Leger acceptors
September 6, 2010 - 4:25 pm
Tags: Aidan O'Brien, Dermot Weld, Doncaster, Ed Dunlop, Godolphin, Horse Racing, Irish St Leger, Mahmood al Zarooni, National Stakes, Rewilding, Rite Of Passage, Snow Fairy, St Leger, Zoffany
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It used to be said that the fittest horse wins the Guineas, the luckiest horse wins the Derby and the best horse wins the St Leger.
However, this year’s renewal of the Ladbrokes St Leger, at Doncaster on Saturday, is likely to put even more of a premium of stamina with heavy rain forecast for the [...]
Breeders’ Cup Mile option for Paco Boy
September 6, 2010 - 1:55 pm
Tags: Breeders’ Cup Classic, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Majesticperfection, Quality Road, R Heat Lightning, Rachel Alexandra, Saratoga, Spinaway Stakes, Steve Asmussen, Todd Pletcher, Woodward Stakes
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The trip to Paris may have been a waste of time but Richard Hannon may have an even more ambitious plan for Paco Boy.
The run of high-profile reverses that have punctuated Hannon’s yard has been frustrating for the trainer. First there was Strong Suit, who did not perform to expectations in the Phoenix Stakes at [...]
Breeders’ Cup Classic next for Quality Road
September 6, 2010 - 1:52 pm
Tags: Breeders’ Cup Classic, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Majesticperfection, Quality Road, R Heat Lightning, Rachel Alexandra, Saratoga, Spinaway Stakes, Steve Asmussen, Todd Pletcher, Woodward Stakes
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There may be questions to answer- such as can he really stay 10 furlongs – but Quality Road’s victory in the Grade One Woodward Stakes at Saturday was enough to make up Todd Pletcher’s mind.
The trainer will now prepare his colt for a crack at the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on November 6th. [...]
Godolphin go worldwide
September 3, 2010 - 2:45 pm
Tags: Cavalryman, Forego Stakes, Girolamo, Godolphin, Grosser Preis Von Baden, Horse Racing, Longchamp, Prix du Moulin, Rio de la Plata, Saeed bin Suroor, Saratoga, Sheikh Mohammed, Vineyard Haven
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Out of sight can easily be out of mind in sport, where time out of the spotlight can send careers into decline.
It is almost a year since the royal-blue silks of Godolphin were seen in the winner’s enclosure of a British racecourse after a Group One race, when Mastery won the St Leger at Doncaster. [...]
Calvin Borel off Mine That Bird ride for Woodward Stakes
September 2, 2010 - 4:18 pm
Tags: Calvin Borel, D Wayne Lukas, Horse Racing, Mine That Bird, Personal Ensign Stakes, Quality Road, Rachel Alexandra, Rajiv Maragh, Saratoga, Super Saver, Todd Pletcher, Travers Stakes, Woodward Stakes
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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 looked [...]
Six left in Irish Champion Stakes
September 2, 2010 - 12:40 pm
Tags: Aidan O’Brien, Cape Blanco, Colm O'Donoghue, Horse Racing, Irish Champion Stakes, Johnny Murtagh, Leopardstown, Matron Stakes, Mick Channon, Music Show, Rip Van Winkle, Sprint Cup, Starspangledbanner
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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 Leopardstown [...]
Hereford gamble investigated by BHA
September 2, 2010 - 12:22 pm
Tags: Am I Blue, BHA, Dean Coleman, Delyth Thomas, Hereford, Hereford gamble, Horse Racing, Richard Johnson, Wyvern Ices Handicap Hurdle
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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 its [...]
Music Show ready for Leopardstown
September 1, 2010 - 3:36 pm
Tags: Bosphorus Cup, Halicarnassus, Horse Racing, Leopardstown, Matron Stakes, Mick Channon, Music Show, Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Veliefendi, Youmzain
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Having already made one sweeping career change, to the point that there are many people who now only remember Mick Channon as a racehorse trainer, rather than an international footballer, there is always the suspicion that he could have made it as a comedian as well.
Bravo Bravo was a horse who had had his share [...]
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