Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another will jump from barrier nine in Saturday’s 137th Preakness, two spots outside Derby runner-up Bodemeister. I’ll Have Another charged from behind to beat Bodemeister by 1-1/2 lengths two weeks ago at Churchill Downs to give himself a chance at becoming the first horse since [...]
The Fugue has been catapulted to the head of the betting for the Oaks with an brilliant display in the Musidora Stakes at York. John Gosden’s filly was having just her third start having run a respectable fourth in the 1000 Guineas 10 days earlier. She was struck into on [...]
Christophe Soumillon has sacked himself from Dabirsim following the colt’s defeat in the French 2000 Guineas at Longchamp on Sunday. The Belgian jockey told Paris-Turf he lacked “chemistry” with the Christophe Ferland-trained three-year-old who won two Group Ones for Frankie Dettori in an unbeaten juvenile campaign. Soumillon has twice been [...]
International jockey Jeff Lloyd hopes to send a clear message when the latest chapter of his star-studded career begins at Doomben on Saturday. Lloyd, 50, wants it known his decision to quit Hong Kong and base himself at the Gold Coast is not related to thoughts of retirement. The winner [...]
Former american stallion Winchester has been brought by Anthony Mithen’s Rosemont Stud. The 7yo has won more than $1,200,000 dollars in prizemoney. He has won 3 Grade 1 races in the USA when prepared by Christophe Clemente. He raced he’s juvenille days in Ireland under Dermot Weld. Racing Ahead host and International form [...]
Light Heavy will be aimed at the Irish Derby after continuing his progressive profile for Jim Bolger with an ultra-game performance in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown. Tower Rock, the apparent pacemaker for better-fancied Aidan O’Brien-trained stablemate and Breeders’ Cup winner Wrote, set off in front with Kevin [...]
Ed Dunlop’s incredible mare Snow Fairy will soon be back in full work as her trainer eyes up some major prizes in the second half of the season. The five-year-old has won five Group One contests in four different countries and was last seen landing Japan’s Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative [...]
Ed Dunlop is weighing up the options for his luckless sprinter Burwaaz while confirming last year’s Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux is set to race in the Yorkshire Cup. Although Burwaaz has registered only one victory from nine career starts, he has been placed on a further six occasions. He [...]
Lucayan won the French 2000 Guineas at Longchamp on Sunday to give his owners the perfect revenge for having their filly Liliside disqualified after winning the 1000 Guineas two years ago. What made it even sweeter for Ahmed Mouknass and Anthony Forde was that the breeder of Lucayan, Jean-Pierre Colombo, [...]
Frankel completed his preparation for the Lockinge Stakes with a workout on grass at Newmarket that left trainer Sir Henry Cecil delighted with his unbeaten champion. Cecil resisted the temptation to work Khalid Abdullah’s colt round the bend where he sustained the minor leg injury that put his training schedule [...]