Posts tagged Dermot Weld
Dermot Weld thinking of Grand National for Majestic Concorde
Dec 30th
Dermot Weld may have floored most backers when rank outsider Majestic Concorde won the Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown the previous day but Hidden Universe was odds-on for the Bord na Mona Clean Water Maiden Hurdle, and won just as the market suggested. Robbie McNamara had the four-year-old in front from the start and, in [...]
Dubai Prince wins Killavullan Stakes
Oct 25th
Every owner dreams of seeing a horse carrying his colours to victory in the Classics. And for the second time in three days Sheikh Mohammed must have felt exactly that frisson of hope as one of his two-year-olds put up a commanding performance that could only nourish such aspirations. However both will be carrying different [...]
Rewilding heads St Leger acceptors
Sep 6th
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 [...]
Weights announced for Melbourne Cup
Sep 1st
Rite Of Passage, the market leader for the Melbourne Cup, will have to prove himself the hard way at Flemington on November 2nd. Dermot Weld’s gelding (pictured right), who beat Age Of Aquarius, has been allotted 57kg (which equates to 9st) for the two-mile handicap. Only one horse has carried more to win Australia’s most [...]
Big overseas challenge for Melbourne Cup
Aug 4th
The Victoria Racing Club are pushing the boat out for this year’s Melbourne Cup and the overseas challengers are clamouring for a ticket. This is the 150th running of the famous two-mile handicap – commonly billed in Australia as “the race that stops a nation” – and when the entries closed, with 45 foreign-trained horses, [...]
Chinese White wins Pretty Polly Stakes
Jun 26th
Saving the best for last is always a good way to make the grand exit. Chinese White was retired to the paddocks after the mare signed off in the best possible style with a first Group One victory in the Audi Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Chinese-White-looks-pretty-good-at-Curragh-a13880
Rite Of Passage wins Gold Cup
Jun 17th
Rite Of Passage, who was last seen finishing third in a hurdle race at the Cheltenham Festival, gave Dermot Weld a first win in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Precious-win-for-Rite-Of-Passage-in-Gold-Cup-a12878
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
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 [...]
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