Posts tagged Workforce
Richard’s Kid out of Breeders’ Cup Classic
Oct 20th
At a time when just about everyone else is trying to find a horse good enough to take to Churchill Downs next month for the Breeders’ Cup, one man has decided to go the other way. In fact all the way to Dubai. Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed al-Maktoum, owner of Richard’s Kid, has elected not [...]
Workforce wins Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
Oct 3rd
After nearly 30 years of trying, Sir Michael Stoute finally claimed the prize that he had come so close to before when Workforce won the Group One Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. A field of 19 meant that it was likely to be a rough race and Ryan Moore was in the mid-division, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes preview
Jul 23rd
A seven-length winner of the Derby, who broke the course record with the same remorseless stride that broke his field at Epsom. Beat that. Well, five horses will be attempting to do just that when Workforce runs in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. This Group One race was designed in [...]
Cape Blanco ready for King George
Jul 23rd
For a man who has walked for the last 15 years with the spotlight as an illuminating shadow, Aidan O’Brien will arrive at Ascot tomorrow not being the centre of attention. The Irishman has won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes three times before. This time he brings a horse who has been [...]
Stable doubts for Sir Michael Stoute
Jul 19th
A field of just eight possible contenders for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday would seem to be distilled to a match. And an in-house match at that. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Doubts-over-stable-form-for-Sir-Michael-Stoute-a17426
King George back on top
Jul 1st
The King George has risen almost Lazarus-like from what was considered to be a fatal disease. The seemingly incurable sickness was diagnosed as neglect by top three-year-old colts who have avoided the mid-season showpiece for in recent years. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/King-George-no-longer-eclipsed-a14504
Two Khalid Abdullah runners in Eclipse
Jun 29th
Twice Over is the market leader for the Coral-Eclipse Stakes having been on the wrong end of an Abdullah one-two behind Byword in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot, while Zacinto is being moved up for a first run over 10 furlongs. That defeat at the royal meeting was hard to take for [...]
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