Posts tagged Sir Michael Stoute
No worries with Behkabad draw for Arc
Oct 2nd
Christophe Lemaire expressed himself happy when Bekhabad was drawn stall nine for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday. A maximum field of 20 will be loaded into the gates for the Arc but recent years have clearly favoured those breaking from a single-figure draw, with Dalakhani, from stall 14, the last [...]
Hooray wins Cheveley Park Stakes
Oct 1st
Sir Mark Prescott seemed to be unsure whether Hooray would act in the rain-softened ground in the Group One Adnams Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket. But from a furlong out she was a certainty – no shouting needed – as she routed her field in impressive style. The filly had been a revelation when she [...]
Workforce runs at Longchamp
Sep 30th
The decision that seemed to be a no-brainer four months ago has finally been taken. After coming through a morning workout on the Newmarket gallops Workforce was confirmed as a runner for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, at Longchamp on Sunday, for which there will be a field of 22. To read the full [...]
No Arc decision about Workforce
Sep 21st
Sir Michael Stoute is one of racing’s great planners. He proved that when he managed to emerge from the wreckage of Workforce’s run in the Dante Stakes to win the Derby just three weeks later. He is also one of the game’s great poker faces, at times almost revelling in his ability to keep the [...]
Harbinger sold in undisclosed deal
Sep 2nd
Harbinger, who was rated the best racehorse in the world until sustaining a career-ending injury last month, has been sold in a deal that will see him stand as a stallion in Japan. The four-year-old burst onto the international racing scene when he won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes by 11 lengths [...]
Celebration Mile preview
Aug 27th
Sir Michael Stoute has a good record at Goodwood, with a 21% strike-rate, but his track record in the Group Two totesport.com Celebration Mile is exceptional. He has trained six winners of the race in the last 10 years and Main Aim can make it seven this time. The field of four is a disappointing [...]
Sales pitch cannot buy prestige dream
Aug 27th
According to the song from the musical Cabaret “money makes the world go around”. The autumn yearling sales season in full swing and so is the sales-race season. This breed of contest, with their bumper prize cheques, has multiplied at some speed over the last 15 years but the purists have often questioned their place. [...]
Sixteen left in St Leger
Aug 25th
A year ago he was a bit-part player, five months ago he was the new kid on the block and by next month he could be a Classic-winning trainer. Mahmood al Zarooni’s could crown his swift rise as Godolphin latest recruit to its training roster by winning the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster next month. [...]
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 [...]
Harbinger’s racing career ended by injury
Aug 9th
Harbinger, rated the best Flat horse in the world, has been retired from racing. The four-year-old, who won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes by 11 lengths just a fortnight ago, sustained a fracture to his near-fore cannon bone on the Limekiln gallops at Newmarket on Saturday. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Harbinger-is-retired-from-racing-a20970
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