Posts tagged St Nicholas Abbey
St Leger entries announced
Jul 21st
Snow Fairy and Cape Blanco head an impressive list of 42 entries for the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster. The days when the St Leger appeared to be on the endangered species list, in a world which was becoming obsessed with 10-furlong speed as opposed to stamina, seem some way in the distance judged on [...]
St Nicholas Abbey will return
Jun 14th
Aidan O’Brien believes that St Nicholas Abbey will be ready to return in the autumn. The trainer also thinks that Jan Vermeer can prove better than his form in the Derby. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/St-Nicholas-Abbey-back-for-autumn-campaign-a12627
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
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
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
No Derby decision yet from Aidan O’Brien
May 29th
Ballydoyle trainer says that it will be mid-week at the earliest before any decision is made about which horses will run in the Derby at Epsom. A day after it was announced that Johnny Murtagh, having ridden what was supposed to be O’Brien’s No.1 Derby contender, St Nicholas Abbey, wanted more time before he came [...]
Lacklustre gallops delays Johnny Murtagh’s decision
May 28th
Johnny Murtagh has delayed any decision over which horse he will ride in the Investec Derby until next week. The jockey had been expected to remain loyal to St Nicholas Abbey but was disappointed when he rode the colt in a gallop this morning. For the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Johnny-Murtagh-has-Derby-doubts-about-St-Nicholas-Abbey-a11717
Aidan O’Brien still playing the numbers game
May 20th
The old adage was that if a trainer had three colts that he believed were good enough to run in a Classic, the chances were that he did not have one who was good enough to win. Aidan O’Brien might find life a shade easier if he could whittle them down to just three. His [...]
Cape Blanco fails to up the Dante
May 13th
It all appeared straightforward on paper. The race regarded as the best Derby trial, run at a solid pace throughout and delivering the sort of clear-cut winner that most observers had craved. Then the downside arrived. The winning jockey was non-committal, the breeding pundits doubted the winner’s stamina and the horse himself walked lamely to [...]
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