Posts tagged Criquette Head-Maarek
Twelve left in Dewhurst Stakes
Oct 11th
British-trained colts dominate European racing in the juvenile division, a fact which will be underlined at the Champions Day fixture at Newmarket on Saturday. But France will try to offer a robust reply by sending a strong force for the other Group One race on the card. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Frankel-heads-12-in-Dewhurst-Stakes-a33174
Fuisse wins Prix du Moulin
Sep 5th
Fuisse got the better of a three-way finish in the Group One Prix du Moulin at Longchamp. In the end he beat Rio de la Plata and Siyouni by a head and the same, with Paco Boy in fourth, but only after holding up the start for some time when he dropped jockey Stephane Pasquier [...]
Half-sister to Special Duty in Cheveley Park entries
Jul 21st
In May Criquette Head-Maarek completed a clean sweep of the Newmarket Classics for French trainers and she is now preparing for a return in the autumn. The victory for Special Duty in the 1000 Guineas followed on from the victory of Makfi for Mikel Delzangles in the 2000 Guineas the day before. It also completed [...]
Special Duty awarded second Classic
May 17th
The old adage used to be that the fittest horse wins the Guineas, the luckiest the Derby and the best the St Leger, but fortune has certainly smiled on Special Duty. Criquette Head-Maarek’s filly now holds an unusual distinction of being the winner of two European Classics, both of which were claimed in the stewards’ [...]
Special Duty completes Guineas double for France
May 2nd
The French tricolour replaced the Union flag over the grandstand at Newmarket after a Special Duty completed a Gallic double in the stanjames.com 1000 Guineas. Criquette Head-Maarek’s completed a Classic clean sweep for the French, that had started with the victory of Makfi in the 2000 Guineas the previous day, but this race was anything [...]
Special Duty can win 1000 Guineas
May 1st
Trying to narrow down the factors is usually the best way of finding a winner and Kieren Fallon encapsulated the dilemma facing backers and the opposition for the stanjames.com 1000 Guineas when he said: “If Special Duty gets the trip she’s the one they all have to beat.” It may sound a little simplistic but [...]
Rachel Alexandra ready for special duty
Apr 29th
The Kentucky Oaks is meant to be the star of the show but it seems destined to be upstaged by a real diva this year. The Oaks is traditionally the headline race for Friday’s card at Churchill Downs, before the main event of the Derby on Saturday. But the spotlight will surely be diverted, following [...]
Kieren Fallon’s grounds for doubt about Seta
Apr 27th
This year’s Guineas meeting at Newmarket appears to be something between a famine and a feast for Kieren Fallon. The former champion jockey is currently without a ride for the stanjames.com 2000 Guineas but had a choice from two of the leading contenders for the 1000 Guineas and now must hope that he has chosen [...]
Special delivery required
Apr 7th
The Flat season in Britain may have almost disappeared, buried under the current dross of its own making, but those who grow impatient for the Craven meeting can take heart. Special Duty certainly lived up to the first part of her name when she won the Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket last October. Now she [...]
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