Kameko much the best in Vertem Futurity Trophy
A change in venue and surface made no difference to Kameko, who upended a Coolmore-owned juggernaut in Friday’s Vertem Futurity Trophy (G1) at Newcastle. […]
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King of Change ascends throne in Queen Elizabeth II on Champions Day
Adamant that King of Change’s runner-up effort at 66-1 in the 2000 Guineas (G1) was no fluke, trainer Richard Hannon saw his judgment vindicated in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II (G1) at Ascot. The 12-1 chance […]
Enable set for Crystal Ocean clash in Breeders’ Cup WAYI King George at Ascot
European superstar Enable is odds-on to regain her crown in Saturday’s King George VI & Queen Elizabeth (G1) at Ascot, a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1). But trainer John Gosden […]
Drafted last to first in Al Shindagha; Golden Jaguar bursts onto Dubai sophomore scene
Progressive types stole the show on Thursday’s Dubai World Cup Carnival program, as Drafted broke through in the Al Shindagha Sprint (G3), Silva shocked the UAE 1000 Guineas, and Golden Jaguar became another hot three-year-old […]
Roaring Lion remains in Breeders’ Cup Classic mix after brave QE II victory
Trainer John Gosden entered Champions Day with a quartet of favorites dubbed the “four horses of the Apocalypse,” and three prevailed on Saturday’s blockbuster card at Ascot. Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) candidate Roaring Lion showed […]
Wild Illusion, Royal Marine, Lily’s Candle earn Breeders’ Cup spots on Arc undercard
Godolphin scored a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” double on Arc Day at ParisLongchamp. While the Charlie Appleby-trained Wild Illusion may well take advantage of her ticket to the Filly & Mare Turf (G1), […]
Lightning Spear takes Sussex, a WAYI for Breeders’ Cup Mile
Experience trumped youth in Wednesday’s Sussex Stakes (G1) at Glorious Goodwood when the seven-year-old Lightning Spear emerged late to take the $1.43 million “Win & You’re In” Breeders’ Cup Challenge race for the Breeders’ Cup […]
Roaring Lion outduels Saxon Warrior, survives inquiry in Eclipse
In a tussle that elicited flashbacks to last October’s Racing Post Trophy (G1), Roaring Lion accosted Saxon Warrior down the stretch of Saturday’s Eclipse (G1) at Sandown – only now the result was reversed. This […]
Poet’s Word captures Prince of Wales’s to give Stoute record 76th win at Royal Ascot
Sir Michael Stoute registered his 76th Royal Ascot win on Wednesday when POET’S WORD captured the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Eng-G1) under jockey James Doyle. In the process, the veteran horseman became the winningest trainer […]
Benbatl blitzes Dubai Turf field
Godolphin’s Benbatl rebounded from an upset loss to dispatch an international raiding party in Saturday’s $6 million Dubai Turf (G1) at Meydan. So impressive earlier in the Carnival in the course-and-distance Al Rashidiya (G2) and […]