Posts tagged Kieren Fallon
Approve wins Gimcrack Stakes
Aug 18th
You can take the man out of Yorkshire but not Yorkshire out of the man. William Haggas may have made his name as a trainer in Newmarket but few things pull stronger than a winner in his home county and he looked a satisfied man after Approve won the Group Two Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack [...]
Rip Van Winkle takes Juddmonte International Stakes
Aug 17th
If he keeps improving like this, Aidan O’Brien may have another champion on his hands. Rip Van Winkle had looked to be a light of former days when he could finish only sixth to Goldikova in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot and then still seemed to have been put in his place by [...]
Borderlescott flies in King George Stakes
Jul 29th
For everyone who creaks just a little more getting out of bed each morning the victory for Borderlescott at Goodwood proves that there is no such thing as too old. The veteran sprinter became the oldest winner, at the age eight, of the Group Two Audi King George Stakes. Starfish Bay, the first American-trained runner [...]
American trainer ready for Royal Ascot
Jun 14th
Kenny McPeek has brought Noble’s Promise for a tilt at the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot with a colt who cost a mere $10,000 and is owned by a 24-strong syndicate.http://blogs.bettor.com/Kenny-McPeek-looks-to-keep-his-promise-a12655 To read the full blog:
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 [...]
St Nicholas Abbey a non-runner in Derby
Jun 1st
St Nicholas Abbey who had been the ante-post favourite for the Derby until a poor gallop last Friday will not run in the race. Trainer Aidan O’Brien has announced that the colt has a muscle problem. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/St-Nicholas-Abbey-scratched-from-Derby-field-a11840
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’ [...]
Aidan O’Brien faces trial of endurance
May 4th
Form is temporary, class is permanent is a regular incantation which is usually reserved for the losers rather than winners. Aidan O’Brien has often made a slow start to the season but that has not prevented him from being in the winner’s enclosure when the first major prizes of the season were being handed out. [...]
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 [...]
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