Posts tagged Paco Boy
Paco Boy ready to go final mile in Hong Kong
Dec 3rd
The rest of the nation may wish it could just get away from the tundra-like conditions but Paco Boy leaves tonight, not for a rest, but one last shot at the big-time. The other star names from the yard that brought Richard Hannon the second trainers’ title of his career this season have entered winter [...]
Richard Hannon reflects up title deeds
Nov 10th
Having finally got around to the small matter of heart bypass operation, Richard Hannon was able to reflect on winning his second trainers’ championship 18 years after his first in 1992. Hannon, who delayed surgery because he was “too busy at the yearling sales” said on his website: “It seems a long time since we [...]
No decision on Workforce for Breeders’ Cup Turf
Nov 6th
The Breeders’ Cup Turf has become one of the banker races for European runners at the meeting. They have won the race 13 times in the last 20 years and the trainer with the best overall record is Sir Michael Stoute. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Late-decision-on-Workforce-for-Breeders-Cup-Turf-a39285
Paul Hanagan draws five clear of Richard Hughes
Nov 2nd
For a prize that carries no intrinsic value, Richard Hughes appears ready to put a very high price on this season’s Flat jockeys’ championship. Paul Hanagan finished the day with a lead of five winners over Hughes, after riding a double at Wolverhampton. That would have appeared to clinch the deal for Hanagan, with Hughes [...]
Conjuror’s Bluff can produce the magic at Windsor
Oct 4th
Richard Hannon probably didn’t sleep as well as usual last night – that reoccurring nightmare that is Goldikova was probably the architect of his sleepless night. Freddie Head’s star mare once again denied Paco Boy major Group One glory, this time in the Prix de la Foret but Hannon will be hoping to get back [...]
Paco Boy runs in Prix Moulin
Sep 1st
Having considered taking the short route, Richard Hannon has elected to take the long-haul with Paco Boy this weekend as he attempts a fourth career Group One win. In the horse’s formative years Hannon railed against suggestions, at times pointed, that Paco Boy did not truly stay a mile. His mile Group One victories in [...]
Ed Dunlop thinking of St Leger for Snow Fairy
Aug 31st
Ryan Moore’s hopes of retaining his jockeys’ title fade with each day that he has been on the sidelines since a fall at Windsor earlier this month. The reigning champion rider has been out of action since injuring his wrist in a fall on August 9th and is currently 33 winners behind Paul Hanagan but, [...]
Twenty left in Sprint Cup
Aug 30th
As Richard Hannon continues his pursuit of Sir Michael Stoute in this year’s trainers’ championship, he could be forgiven for wondering why what had become so reliable has begun to fail. Hannon’s two-year-old division has always paid its but this year there had been a level of quality that pushed the quantity to unheard of [...]
Goldikova wins Queen Anne Stakes
Jun 15th
The Group One race brought together Goldikova, Rip Van Winkle and last year’s winner Paco Boy in a field of 10 which had been billed as the highlight of not just the first day of Royal Ascot but the meeting as a whole and it did not disappoint. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Goldikova-crowned-in-Queen-Anne-Stakes-a12707
Royal Ascot day one preview
Jun 14th
This year’s Queen Anne Stakes performs the dual roles of curtain raiser and highlight of the meeting, bringing together Goldikova, Paco Boy and Rip Van Winkle. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Goldikova-can-be-regal-in-Queen-Anne-Stakes-a12656
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