Posts tagged Godolphin
Snow Fairy declared for St Leger
Sep 9th
There will be 10 runners for the final Classic of the season, the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster, on Saturday. Ed Dunlop has committed his dual Oaks winner Snow Fairy – weather permitting – and has booked Eddie Ahern for the ride. There were no major withdrawals from the field, which is headed by Rewilding, [...]
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 [...]
Godolphin go worldwide
Sep 3rd
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 [...]
Monterosso supplmented for Irish Derby
Jun 22nd
Frankie Dettori has taken the ride on Monterosso for his last three runs and was clearly won over by Mark Johnston’s runner after his latest win. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Monterosso-seeks-supplementary-benefit-a13394
Godolphin picks Kieren Fallon for Derby ride
Jun 1st
Former champion jockey Kieren Fallon will ride Al Zir for Godolphin in the Investec Derby at Epsom on Saturday. The jockey, who has won the Derby three times before, had appeared likely to be without a ride for this year’s race because of no offers coming from the Aidan O’Brien stable, which still has a [...]
Aidan O’Brien retains Derby options
May 31st
Aidan O’Brien has kept all six entries at the latest declaration stage for the Investec Derby at Epsom on Saturday. There is still no word on which horse Johnny Murtagh will ride but Godolphin have added two more runners to make a team of three. To read full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Fifteen-left-in-the-Derby-a11817
Anna Salai can make it pay in Irish 1000 Guineas
May 22nd
One of the most surprising statistics about the Godolphin is that they are yet to win the Irish 1000 Guineas. If that is to change at the Curragh on Sunday, the man responsible will be one of the biggest changes that has been made to the Godolphin set-up for this year. Mahmood Al Zarooni is [...]
Godolphin finds new Derby candidate
May 20th
As recent events around Westminster have underlined a week is still a long time in politics, and with plenty of horse-trading involved. The same is true of Godolphin. Last week they were picking over the wreckage of Chabal’s dismal performance in the Dante Stakes at York, but the coalition of trainers who are brought together [...]
Workforce to turn up heat in Dante
May 13th
Wanted: Three-year-old colt, preferably from well-bred background but must be able to stay 12 furlongs. Excellent rewards and rapid promotion on offer for right candidate. It might sound a little fanciful, but ever since St Nicholas Abbey failed to ignite in the 2000 Guineas there has been one major vacancy to fill in British racing; [...]
A horse who can still make Godolphin glad
Jan 14th
The only task harder than reaching the summit is staying there. Can anyone remember who was the best horse around last spring? Well, it was Gladiatorus, who ended the season on a mark of 125, which made him joint-seventh in the World Thoroughbred Rankings alongside Cavalryman, Conduit, Gio Ponti and Youmzain. This left Gladiatorus 11lbs [...]
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