Posts tagged Tom Queally
Aidan O’Brien’s new stable jockey?
Nov 10th
It is one of the hottest tickets in town, but just do not bank on it lasting that long. For all his quiet demeanour, Aidan O’Brien seems to have a habit of losing stable jockeys and is looking for his fourth in six years after Johnny Murtagh handed in his notice. Given that the yard, [...]
Frankel wins Dewhurst Stakes
Oct 17th
Did it settle all the arguments? Certainly, for the present at least. The Group One Dubai Dewhurst Stakes was billed as many things, although “the greatest two-year-old race ever?” – as it was described on the front page of the Racing Post – may have owed more to hype than historical perspective. But at least [...]
Twice Over wins Champion Stakes
Oct 17th
After 133 years the Group One Emirates Airline Champion Stakes left its final imprint on the turf at Newmarket, before it is transferred to Ascot for next season. And it was given a send-off worthy of the occasion. Henry Cecil’s Twice Over was back to defend his crown and two furlongs out Tom Queally ranged [...]
Fury wins Tattersalls Millions 2YO Trophy
Oct 2nd
The saying is that money cannot buy happiness; it just makes misery far more bearable. The opening two races on Newmarket’s Cambridgeshire card did not carry the prestige tags of Pattern class but the size of the cheques on offer to the winners more than made up for the missing black type cachet. To read [...]
Tom Queally rates Frankel
Sep 27th
Tom Queally was still breathless after Warlu Way won the 10-furlong handicap at Ffos Las. Having played the waiting game until the final furlong he had then had to ask for maximum effort, both from John Dunlop’s three-year-old – who may not have been entirely forthcoming – and himself. “He travelled very well and I [...]
Frankel wins Royal Lodge Stakes
Sep 25th
The hype and the hope were turned into reality when Frankel proved that he is as good as many thought he was when he won the Group Two Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes at Ascot. Frankel had been one of the talking horses of the season even before he won his debut in at Newmarket in [...]
Midday wins Prix Vermeille
Sep 12th
Arc trials day at Longchamp provided mixed results in terms of potential winners for the main event in three weeks’ time. Midday made it a fourth Group One winner of the season for her trainer, Henry Cecil, when she won the Prix Vermeille but it was the end of the line for Sariska. Michael Bell’s [...]
White Moonstone wins May Hill Stakes
Sep 10th
Even after 13 Classic winners Frankie Dettori will admit to nerves as he prepares to ride Rewilding in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster. The Italian is one of the great confidence riders who, when his confidence is at his highest, can produce rides of mesmerising skill and daring. He needed none of that when [...]
Midday wins Yorkshire Oaks
Aug 19th
The fashion parade that passes for a day at the races sometimes may be a little trying for those who go mainly for the horses but the feminine side came to the fore in true style at York. The Group One Darley Yorkshire Oaks brought together an impressive field and Midday proved herself the queen [...]
Midday wins Nassau Stakes
Jul 31st
The record books will show that Midday has won the Group One Blue Square Nassau Stakes twice but really she has won it three times. Henry Cecil’s filly came to Goodwood as the defending champion and appeared to be cruising to her second victory, but then she seemed to think it was time to make [...]
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