Posts tagged Rip Van Winkle
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
Stellar field for Queen Anne Stakes
Jun 13th
The Queen Anne Stakes may be the opening race of Royal Ascot but is shaping up to be the highlight of the meeting, with Goldikova, Paco Boy and Rip Van Winkle all in the line-up. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Head-says-Goldikova-has-heart-to-rule-a12556
Rip Van Winkle could run in Prince Of Wales’s Stakes
Jun 10th
Aidan O’Brien has kept his options open after Rip Van Winkle was one of 13 entries left in at the six-day stage for the Group One Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot, the highlight on the second day of the meeting. The colt, who has yet to win beyond a mile, also still has [...]
First day of Royal Ascot topped by Queen Anne Stakes
Jun 9th
There are 12 entries left after the six-day declaration stage for the Queen Anne Stakes which includes Goldikova, Rip Van Winkle and last year’s winner, Paco Boy. He reaffirmed himself as a player at this level when he won the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury last month but connections concede that it may take a career-best [...]
BHA charge Aidan O’Brien
Jun 8th
Aidan O’Brien has been charged by the BHA following Cape Blanco’s victory in the Dante Stakes at York last month. After the colt had beaten Workforce by three-and-a-quarter lengths there was widespread interest in the fact that Cape Blanco appeared to be lame. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/BHA-questions-Aidan-OBriens-lame-excuses-a12228
Star quality deserves more
Jan 12th
So is Sea The Stars really 5lbs inferior to Dancing Brave? Well, the international handicappers think so – or maybe not. The World Thoroughbred Rankings for 2009 have been unveiled and Sea The Stars is rated 6lbs clear of any horse on the planet. So far, so predictable and he has also been raised 1lb [...]
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