Rosie Napravnik became the first female jockey to win the Kentucky Oaks, keeping Believe You Can near the front from the start and pulling away from Broadway’s Alibi in the $1 million race at Churchill Downs. Napravnik was close in the race last year, finishing second behind Plum Pretty with [...]
Trainer Aidan O’Brien does not expect the rain-softened ground to trouble the unbeaten Maybe as she shoots for Classic glory in Sunday’s 1000 Guineas at Newmarket. After making a winning debut at Naas a year ago, the tough filly was successful on four more occasions, rounding off the year with [...]
The New York Racing Association says it has fired chief executive Charles Hayward and its chief counsel as the state investigates why $US8.5 million ($A8.31 million) in winnings wasn’t paid to punters. The NYRA board of directors reported the firing of Hayward and senior vice president and general counsel Patrick [...]
Champion British trainer Richard Hannon has given one of the clearest signals yet he is soon to retire from racing. The 66-year-old told the Times he is poised to pass on the baton to his son, Richard Hannon jnr. “It might be nice to get out while I’m in front,” [...]
Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden heads a field of eight declared for the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday. The six-year-old, trained in France by Mikel Delzangles, begins his 2012 campaign on European soil following an epic end to 2011 in which he not only struck in Australia but also [...]
Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux has pleased his trainer Ed Dunlop despite being beaten on his return at Kempton. Red Cadeaux finished 1-1/2 lengths second to to Godolphin’s promising Colour Vision in the Group Three Sagaro Stakes (3200m) with Frankie Dettori easing the winner down over the final stages. “He’s [...]
Bodemeister has been installed the 4-1 favourite for the Kentucky Derby with Union Rags the second choice in a full field of 20 horses. Trained by three-time Derby winner Bob Baffert, Bodemeister will start from barrier six while his stablemate Liaison (50-1) has the outside gate. Union Rags drew barrier [...]
Former Australian galloper Eclair Mystic is the only late entry for Singapore’s feature sprint, the $1 million Krisflyer International Sprint (1200m) on May 20.
Trainer Aidan O’Brien holds the key to both Guineas races at Newmarket this weekend. Pre-post favourite Camelot features among the 22 confirmations for Saturday’s 2000 Guineas while stablemate Maybe, favourite for the 1000 Guineas, heads 21 nominations for the fillies event the following day. Camelot was a brilliant winner of [...]
Frankel is set for a racecourse gallop at Newmarket on Sunday as he builds towards his eagerly-anticipated seasonal return. The world’s highest-rated Flat horse suffered a leg injury earlier this month and for a brief period there were real concerns about the four-year-old’s future racing career. A subsequent scan revealed [...]