Posts tagged Curragh
Casamento wins Beresford Stakes
Sep 26th
He may be no Frankel, but Casamento gave trainer Michael Halford his biggest winner on the Flat of his career when he won the Group Two Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at the Curragh. Described by his trainer Michael Halford as “the best horse I’ve had, by a long way” Casamento also proved that he is one [...]
Sans Frontieres takes Irish St Leger
Sep 11th
Sans Frontieres, a horse whom Jeremy Noseda had always believed could be a Group One winner, proved his trainer to be right when he won the Irish Field Irish St Leger at the Curragh. Lady Lupus and Tactic led into the home straight and Profound Beauty appeared to be travelling far better as she took [...]
Distant Memories takes Winter Hill Stakes
Aug 28th
Tactical plans can be either a masterstroke of genius or a one-way ticket to the ire of a crowd, but the feature races on Windsor’s evening card were won with a simple method that avoided the madness. Get to the front and stay there, although that is easier said than done and requires a horse [...]
Fran Berry keen on Laughing Lashes
Aug 26th
Jessica Harrington may be best known for her major jumps winners, like Moscow Flyer and Macs Joy, but her Flat string is becoming a highly profitable sideline. Pathfork underlined his claims as one of Ireland’s leading juvenile colts when he won the group Two Futurity Stakes at the Curragh last Saturday and now stable companion [...]
Date With Destiny could run at Goodwood on Saturday
Aug 23rd
Crisis, what crisis? It was business as usual at the Richard Hannon yard despite a week when the trainer’s juggernaut of a season appeared to be dropping down a couple of gears. Every stable has their low points in a season but after the peaks that Hannon has scaled this summer, the troughs were always [...]
Richard Hughes keeps faith with Strong Suit
Aug 11th
After a season when Richard Hannon’s two-year-olds could do little wrong the sight of the best of them being beaten has left the trainer mystified. Strong Suit went into the Group One Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday unbeaten in two starts and the market leader for next season’s 2000 Guineas. But he came [...]
Zoffany wins Phoenix Stakes
Aug 8th
Richard Hannon’s two-year-olds had been sweeping all before them in the major British meetings at Newmarket and Goodwood in the last month. Aidan O’Brien had an impeccable record in the Group One Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Currgah, so something had to give. Hannon sent over Strong Suit, the market leader for next season’s 2000 [...]
Fame And Glory wins at the Curragh
Aug 8th
Just 24 hours after Harbinger broke down the horse who would have been one of his biggest rivals this autumn made his first, tentative, steps to taking the champion’s mantle. Fame And Glory made his first racecourse appearance since a summer break and ran out the winner of the Group Two Keeneland Royal Whip Stakes [...]
Dunboyne Express ready for Phoenix Stakes
Aug 5th
Having swept the board of the main juvenile prizes at the July meeting at Newmarket and Glorious Goodwood, Richard Hannon has an enviable team of two-year-olds, many of whom are being touted for major honours both this season and next. He has entered three of his best colts – Strong Suit, Libranno and King Torus [...]
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