Royal Ascot: Kyprios denies Stradivarius in Gold Cup, The Ridler nabs Norfolk
Day 3 of racing at Royal Ascot in England saw a changing of the guard in the 2 1/2-mile Gold Cup (G1). […]
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Benbatl mulls Breeders’ Cup after record-setting Joel; Hello You takes WAYI Rockfel
The Rockfel S. (G2) was the “Win and You’re In” at Newmarket Friday, but the Joel S. (G2) could also have Breeders’ Cup implications after Godolphin veteran Benbatl set a new course record. […]
Romantic Proposal, Discoveries surprise in Breeders’ Cup WAYIs at the Curragh
The upsets kept coming on day two of Irish Champions Weekend at the Curragh, including both of Sunday’s Breeders’ Cup Challenge events. […]
St Mark’s Basilica prevails over Tarnawa in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Irish Champion
Odds-on favorite St Mark’s Basilica survived an inquiry in the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Irish Champion (G1), but otherwise upsets were the order of the day at Leopardstown. […]
Glass Slippers, Shale earn Breeders’ Cup berths at the Curragh
After Magical starred on the first day of Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown, the distaff magic extended to Sunday’s conclusion at the Curragh. Fillies took two of the open-company Group 1s on a program replete […]
Magical gets revenge on Ghaiyyath, repeats in BC WAYI Irish Champion
Under a tactically brilliant ride by Seamie Heffernan, defending champion Magical subdued her odds-on challenger Ghaiyyath in the Irish Champion Stakes (G1) Saturday at Leopardstown. The Galileo mare became just the second repeat winner of […]
Ghaiyyath-Magical rematch in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Irish Champion
Godolphin’s Ghaiyyath bids to continue his flawless 5-year-old campaign in Saturday’s Irish Champion Stakes (G1) at Leopardstown, where he’ll meet defending champion Magical, Japan, and French invader Sottsass in the “Win and You’re In” for […]
Fillies to watch on the European classic trail
As a follow-up to my 3-year-old colts to watch as British and Irish racing emerges from the COVID-19 cocoon, here are a dozen fillies who could emerge onto the classic radar. The same parameters apply […]
Arc Day round-up: Prix de l’Opera upsetter Villa Marina mulls BC Filly & Mare Turf
While Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) upsetter Waldgeist and dethroned champion Enable are pondering their future, Breeders’ Cup implications from the rest of Sunday’s banner card at ParisLongchamp are likewise in flux. Villa Marina […]
Alpha Centauri stars in Prix Jacques le Marois, WAYI for Breeders’ Cup Mile
Thirty-one years after Miesque defeated older males in the Prix Jacques le Marois (G1) en route to her first Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) crown, her great-granddaughter Alpha Centauri emulated her success in the Deauville feature, […]